by Jordana Choucair | Oct 26, 2021 | D.C. News
The Biden administration said it will invest $70 million to boost the availability and lower costs of rapid, over-the-counter COVID-19 tests in the U.S. The administration plans to make more high-quality, accurate, and reliable over-the-counter tests available through...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 25, 2021 | Transition to Value
CMS released the fourth evaluation report on The Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (NGACO) model, revealing that the program saved Medicare $637 million in 2020. After factoring in $909 million in shared savings and other payouts to NGACOs, the model was...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 25, 2021 | Providers
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban and the Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH) are each launching new pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) amid criticism that PBMs aren’t transparent about how much they save consumers. Cuban’s company will include...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 25, 2021 | Payers
CMS released new guidance requiring state Medicaid programs and the Children’s Health Insurance Program to cover treatments for COVID-19 without cost sharing. The coverage requirement includes drugs approved by the FDA for treating COVID-19, preventive therapies,...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 25, 2021 | Life Sciences
Anthony Fauci told ABC News that if regulators authorize COVID-19 vaccines for children between the ages of 5 and 11, shorts could be available within the first two weeks of November. A key FDA advisory committee plans to meet Tuesday to discuss shots for that age...
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